Replacing The Blade; Cleaning The Blade-Stop System Shield - Toro Super Bagger 20897 Operator's Manual

Replacing the Blade

Service Interval: Yearly
Important: You will need a torque wrench to install the
blade properly . If you do not have a torque wrench or
are uncomfortable performing this procedure, contact
an Authorized Service Dealer.
Examine the blade whenever you run out of gasoline. If the
blade is damaged or cracked, replace it immediately. If the
blade edge is dull or nicked, have it sharpened and balanced,
or replace it.
WARNING
The blade is sharp; contacting the blade can result
in serious personal injury.
Wear gloves when servicing the blade.
1. Refer to Preparing for Maintenance (page 15).
2. Tip the machine onto its side with the dipstick down.
3. Remove the 2 blade nuts and the stiffener (Figure 45).
1. Blade nuts
2. Stiffener
3. Blade
4. Remove the blade (Figure 45).
5. Install the new blade (Figure 45).
Important: Position the curved ends of the blade
to point toward the mower housing.
6. Install the stiffener that you removed in step 3.
7. Install the blade nuts.
Note: Torque the blade nuts to 20 to 37 N-m (15 to
27 ft-lb).
Figure 45
4. Blade driver
5. Anti-scalp disk
6. Blade-stop system shield
Cleaning the Blade-stop
System Shield
Service Interval: Every 25 hours
1. Disconnect the spark-plug wire from the spark plug;
refer to Preparing for Maintenance (page 15).
2. Tip the machine onto its side with the dipstick down.
3. Remove the 2 blade nuts and the stiffener (Figure 46).
1. Blade nuts
2. Stiffener
3. Blade
4. Remove the blade (Figure 46).
5. Remove the blade driver and the anti-scalp disk
(Figure 46).
6. Remove the blade-stop system shield (Figure 46).
7. Brush or blow out debris from the inside of the shield
and around all the parts.
8. Install the blade-stop system shield that you previously
removed.
9. Install the blade driver and anti-scalp disk that you
previously removed.
10. Install the blade and the stiffener with the 2 blade nuts
that you previously removed (Figure 46).
11. Install the blade nuts.
Note: Torque the blade nuts to 20 to 37 N-m (15 to
27 ft-lb).
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Figure 46
4. Blade driver
5. Anti-scalp disk
6. Blade-stop system shield